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Readings and References

Required Text: Essentials of Investments. Zvi Bodie, Alex Kane and Alan J. Marcus. McGraw-Hill, 8th

Edition. (Call No. HG4521.B667E, Reserve HG4521.B667).

Lecture notes, videos and clickers.

Proposed Weekly Schedule

Week Topic

1 Asset Classes and Financial Instruments

2 Securities Markets

3 Mutual Funds and Other Investment Companies

4 Risk and Return: Past and Prologue

Efficient Diversification*

Ethics Seminar

5 Capital Asset Pricing and Arbitrage Pricing Theory

The Efficient Market Hypothesis

6 The Efficient Market Hypothesis contd

Behavioral Finance and Technical Analysis

7 Portfolio Performance Evaluation

RECESS WEEK

8 Mid-Term Quiz for BF2201

Ethics Quiz

9 Equity Valuation

10 Financial Statement Analysis

11 Macroeconomic and Industry Analysis

Discussion of mid-term exam

12 Bond Prices and Yields

Managing Bond Portfolios

13 Managing Bond Portfolios contd

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